The widely-anticipated reopening of Nottingham Castle is to take place on June 21st, following £30m of development aimed at attracting more visitors to Nottingham and boosting the local economy. The exciting moment when the first visitors pass through the gates in two months’ time will bring to fruition an ambitious project that has been years […]
Eighty-Three Grade II listed homes in Nottingham are the focus of a new heritage project – looking at the history of the buildings and the people who lived there. The Promenade Heritage Project, which is run by Nottingham City Homes (NCH), local historians Laura Summers and Chris Matthews, and supported by the National Lottery Heritage […]
Some of Nottingham’s most important old buildings and sites have been saved from falling into disrepair, disuse or dereliction, thanks to a heritage drive which started six years ago. Since its launch by Nottingham City Council and leading public and private sector partners in 2015, the Nottingham Heritage Strategy has seen heritage placed at the […]
Nottingham City Council continues to be one of the few employers to pay women on average what men working for the authority are paid, according to latest figures. Across the whole council, women on average earn just over 97p for every pound earned by a male colleague – a mean average pay gap of 2.9%. […]
A shopkeeper has been hit with a legal bill of almost £3,000 after it was found he was selling food products that were out of date. Mohammad Sharif, 29, of Chadwick Road, Bobbers Mill, runs the Iced Fire off-licence on Laurie Avenue in Hyson Green, where City Council food safety officers discovered food for sale […]
Nottingham City Council is reopening more services following the latest Government announcement that the country can move to Step Two on the Government Roadmap. The welcome news will see more services reopen from Monday 12 April as Covid 19 restrictions begin to ease These include:. Nottingham City Leisure Centres (activities must be pre booked to […]
Thousands of vouchers for £50 of supermarket shopping are being made available to more Nottingham residents who are struggling during the pandemic. Issued on a first-come, first-served basis, the vouchers are now available to any city residents who receive council tax support, after the criteria for who is eligible was relaxed. They must apply over […]
Shoppers in Nottingham are being urged to support local businesses as they reopen next week – but to make sure they keep themselves and others safe. As part of the Government’s next stage of the roadmap out of national Covid restrictions, non-essential shops, hairdressers, barbers, beauticians and outdoor hospitality venues can open again from Monday. […]
Nottingham City Council is marking the death of HRH Prince Philip by lowering the Council House flag and opening a book of condolence. Buckingham Palace announced his death today, Friday 9th April, saying he passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Edinburgh, aged 99, had recently being suffering from ill health. People can […]
Homeless people and rough sleepers in Nottingham City have been supported to have the Covid-19 vaccination. A series of special clinics were set up at vaccination centres and GP surgeries after homelessness was identified as a priority cohort for the vaccine. Nottingham City Council and NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) worked with […]